Bobcat lays off nearly 200 in North Dakota

WEST FARGO – Bobcat Co. said this afternoon that it has laid off 195 salaried and hourly employees in North Dakota.

The cuts announced today include 29 of the 185 employees who work at company headquarters in West Fargo; 138 of the 1,000 people employed at its Gwinner production plant, and 28 of the 650 employees at Bismarck, said Laura Ness Owens, public relations manager.